All factors of the course will be centered on what the International African American Museum will present. From the examining of S.C. school textbooks that distorted the subject of slavery to presentations by guests who lived through those African-American experiences.

Citadel professor and former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. will be teaching a new course during the spring semester.

All factors of the course will be centered on what the International African American Museum will present. From the examining of S.C. school textbooks that distorted the subject of slavery to presentations by guests who lived through those African-American experiences.

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Riley was instrumental in launching the effort to raise funds for IAAM in 2000.

The museum is expected to open in 2020 near the Maritime Center which was once called Gadsden’s Wharfwhere more enslaved Africans were brought to and sold than any other place in North America.

“The museum site is sacred ground. The location was crucial because every day it is painfully evident that America continues to be fractured by our structural defect resulting from the days of enslaved Africans. This fissure exists because we Americans do not know this important part of our country’s history,” Riley said

Classes began January 16. The remaining classes are below.

Feb. 13 The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the modern African American freedom struggle (Livestreamed onCitadel Facebook page)Featuring Cleveland Sellers, Ph.D., on his experiences during the Orangeburg Massacre, other civil rights events, and how they compare to contemporary challengesHolliday Alumni Center